• Green polish matches his eyes: Big Baby likes to keep his nails soft and silky. Hey, it's either that or he scratches the eyes out of every center in the league. [MassHysteria]

• It's a formula, but it works: Joke all you want about Big Ten basketball. Sometimes the best defense is punching your opponent in the face when he's not looking. [I Dislike Your Favorite Team]

• Money changes everything: The members of the Maldives national soccer team have not been paid for their work in five months. In other news, David Beckham was just given $50,000 to walk into a McDonald's without his shirt on. [South Asia Blog]